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New cell site helps Eureka, California residents and visitors make more calls, download more apps and stay connected


Published on 2013-03-29 12:31:19 - Market Wire
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New cell site helps Eureka, California residents and visitors make more... -- WALNUT CREEK, Calif., March 29, 2013  /PRNewswire/ --

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., March 29, 2013  /PRNewswire/ -- Calling, downloading apps and surfing the web on the Verizon Wireless network is now easier and faster for residents and travelers thanks to a new cell site in Eureka. The site improves wireless coverage and capacity around Harrison Hospital and the medical facilities at Walford Street, as well as Harrison Avenue, Dolbeer Street, and Harris Street .

Since being founded in 2000, Verizon Wireless has invested more than $7.8 billion in its California network. Nationally, the company has invested more than $80 billion over that same period to increase the coverage and capacity of its network, and to add new services.

The network upgrade is part of the company's ongoing investment to keep improving and strengthening the nation's largest and most reliable wireless network.

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